BRITE Ideas

Created with Purpose: Dilmah Tea & Resplendent Ceylon with Dilhan and Malik Fernando

May 24, 2022 Columbia Business School Center on Global Brand Leadership Season 1 Episode 7
BRITE Ideas
Created with Purpose: Dilmah Tea & Resplendent Ceylon with Dilhan and Malik Fernando
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On this episode of BRITE Ideas, JP and Matt speak with Dilhan Fernando (CEO, Dilmah Tea) and Malik Fernando (Managing Director, Resplendent Ceylon) about the creation and growth of the first owned and operated tea company in Sri Lanka, Dilmah Tea.  The Fernando brothers talk about their father's purpose in launching the brand -- creating a locally-owned single-origin tea -- and how the family maintains its mission to share great tea with the world, while supporting the environment and the country of Sri Lanka.  [NOTE: This interview took place several months before the May 2022 crisis in Sri Lanka, and we offer our thanks and our support to Dilmah Tea and the citizens of the country as they work through these troubled times.]

About Dilmah Tea and Resplendent Ceylon
The purpose behind Dilmah Tea
Adding hospitality with Resplendent Ceylon
Being purposeful about partnerships
Consistency across their brands
Innovating across global markets
Technology for growth and sustainability
The next generation of Dilmah Tea
Tea and finding a social glue
Dilhan's and Malik's favorite brands